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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2011
Linda R. Jones, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Herbert C. Wolfsen, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Michael B. Wallace, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Nathan J. Towles, North Augusta, SC (US);
Fletcher B. Moore, Manning, SC (US);
Linda R. Jones, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
Herbert C. Wolfsen, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Michael B. Wallace, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Nathan J. Towles, North Augusta, SC (US);
Fletcher B. Moore, Manning, SC (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC (US);
Abstract
A photodynamic therapy system and methods determine the amount (concentration) of a photosensitizer agent present in the target tissue. The system may also determine the tissue oxygenation. The system may also determine light dosimetry parameters based on the amount of photosensitizer in the tissue and/or the tissue oxygenation.